Chuck Capps, a native of Rohwer, has been named the new Arkansas County Extension Staff Chair and assumed his duties on March 1.

"I am very excited about being in Arkansas County," Capps said. "This county is rich in agriculture and agriculture-related products."

Capps is very comfortable in his duties at the Arkansas County Extension office, because he grew up on a farm, which was owned by his grandfather and father and learned the operations of a farm from them.

"I am mainly in the DeWitt office, however, I will be assisting Grant Beckwith at the Stuttgart office and I will be working the whole county," Capps said.

Before accepting the job in Arkansas County, Capps spent 11 years as staff chair in Drew County and six years as an entomologist at the University of Arkansas at Monitcello.

"In Arkansas County, I will be doing a variety of job duties," Capps said. "I am looking forward to that challenge."

His duties in Arkansas County as staff chair include:

• Agriculture

• Management

• 4-H

• Master Gardeners

Capps is a graduate of Star City High School, received his degree in agriculture business at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and his master’s degree in pest management at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Capps, who has recently moved to DeWitt, and his wife, Margaret, have two daughters.